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Search Warrant Yields Drug Charges Against Suspect On Saturday, January 14, 2017, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit executed a search warrant at 133 College Street in Henderson. An investigation was initiated after receiving citizen’s complaints of drug activity in the area. During the search, officers recovered 51 grams of crack cocaine, 28 […]
Sarah Allen, an eighth grader at Kerr Vance Academy has been selected for the Senate Page Program for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The General Assembly will be in session during January and February. The Senate Page Leadership Program is structured similar to a college preparatory program with components centered on developing future leaders. Students who […]
John Averette, a junior at Kerr Vance Academy was recently selected to attend the Rotary Club Youth Leadership Conference in April at Camp Oak Hill in Virginia. The conference will include experiential sessions on leadership, team building activities, and a rope course among other experiences. RCYL award winners are selected for demonstrating leadership potential […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is observed annually on the third Monday of January, in honor of Dr. King’s birthday on January 15, 1929: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved generations of Americans to challenge inequality, while carrying the message […]
Granville Superintendent Howard Announces Retirement At the regularly scheduled January Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Dorwin L. Howard, Sr. informed Board members that he had made the decision to retire from employment with the State of North Carolina as Superintendent of Granville County Public Schools effective July 1, 2017. Dr. Houlihan, Chairman of the […]
NC Supreme Court Justice to speak at VGCC Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration Vance-Granville Community College will hold a special program celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. The celebration is free and open to the […]
For the second year in a row, the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team will soon travel to the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill to face the University of North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity team. The JV game is set for Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. Henderson-based radio station WIZS 1450 […]
Wednesday Closings / News 1-10-17 Refresh Your Browser for the Latest! Text or Email closings or announcements to 252-432-0774 or johncharles@wizs.com or call 252-492-3001 ——— Update 5:40 p.m. Tuesday Crosscreek Charter School closed Wednesday, January 11 Crossroad Christian School closed Wednesday, January 11 Davita Dialysis of Louisburg delayed until 7:00 […]
On December 24, 2016 at approximately 9:45 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to Henderson Food Mart in reference an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers found that a Mr. Jason Rodriguez had been robbed while transporting an unknown subject. Mr. Rodriguez stated that he was lost and that the suspect was picked up […]
On December 26, 2016 at approximately 9:14 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 221 S. Garnett St, Henderson in reference to a breaking and entering. Upon arrival, officers spoke with Deryl Von-Williams who stated that upon responding after being contacted by the alarm company, found that a window on the rear door […]
